Low-cut shoe.



No. 876,897. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

' W. G. GLOPTON.

LOW GUT SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1907.

attozmuf WILLIAM G. OLOPTON, OF

v UNITED s'rrs BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JACOB C.MOSER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

LOW-CUT SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed September 20. 1907. Serial No. 393,754

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM G. CLoProN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of'Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Low-Cut Shoes, of which the following isa specification.

This'invention relates to improvements in low cut shoes and slippers andhas particular reference to an improved device within the shoe orslipper for retaining the same on the foot of the wearer.

It is desirable in the manufacture of lowcut shoes and slippers worn bywomen, to

have them out low and in the efforts of the manufacturer to secure theeffects desired, the limit has been in many instances overreached,because of the inability to retain The result is that y the shoes on thefeet. such low-cut slippers ride up anddown on the heel and wear thestocki as the result of the friction thus produc d; they spread on thesides when the weight is placedon. the

toes and thus draw the heel portion of the slipper from the foot, and inmanyinstances in walking down stairs, the heels by being releasedbecause of the spreading'of the sides when the .weight is placed on thetoes, have caused the wearer to fall.

One object of the invention is to provide a device that shall beentirely concealed from view when inuse; giveease and comfort to thefoot, and which may coact betion between the foot and slipper an tweenthe slipper and the foot in such manner as to cause the slipper to hugclosely to the foot'during such movements of the foot as ordinarily tendto dislodge the slipper or shoe. 1

Another object is to rovide an improved device that will draw t e heelor counter ofthe slipper against the heel of the wearer at such timeswhen the sides tend to spread and the two endsof such strip are securedto the counter.

I am also aware that it has been proposed to provide straps that extendfrom the heel of an overshoe forward and over the instep ofthe inclosedshoe but in none of the devices within my knowledge are the low shoesprovided on the interior with devices that have a construction or anoperation like that herein disclosed by me.

-The invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1, shows a perspective view of a slipper provided with animproved con-- struction of retaining device. Fig. 2, Illustrates a planview of the same. Fig. 3,

shows a central longitudinal'sectional view throu h the same. Fig. 4,illustrates a de'. tail 0 the device employed to secure the ends of theelastic band in the slipper, and Fig. 5, shows a ortion of the slipperlining at the point w ere the band is sustaine thereby.

Referring to the drawing the numeral, 1, designates the slipper havingthe usual opening, 2, at the upper side thereof for the insertion of thefoot. At the rear and on the inside of the slipper I provide loops, 3,preferably at diametrically opposite sides of the counter portion, 4, ofthe slipper. In the present instance these loops, 3, are formed bymaking parallel and 1 substantially vertical incisions or slits, 5, inthe lining, 6, thus forming the loop, 3, from the lining material thatremains between the slits or incisions.

Above the sha k or waist portion, 7, and also on the interior of theslipper I provide loops, ,8, at opposite sides and also in the lining byagain slitting the latter. At the forward portion of the slipper andbeneath the instep, 9, I preferably form parallel spaced-aparthorizontal slits or incisions,

10. Thus it will be seen thatpreferably 1 provide three sets of slitsin-the lining below the upper edge, 11,. of the slipper and atspaced-apart intervals therein.

-A band or strip, 12, of any suitable material, and it may be'ofelasticif desired is provided at its ends with some suitable device forpermitting its attachment to the interior of the shoebeneath or on theinstep. In the present instance the ends of this band are provided witha flat flexible 'metal'plate.

the loop,

13, having a curved end portion, 14, with a flange, 15, beneath whichthe end of the band is passed and clenched while said plate is alsoprovided with oppositely-projecting prongs, 16. I may, for the purposeof securmg a better connection between the band and plate, providestitches or other fastening devices, 17, which extend over the prongs16.

.In attaching the band or strip to the slipper I first bend. the prongs,16, at one end so they will enter the horizontal slits, '10, in thelining adjacent the instep. I then feed the free .end of the band orstrap freely through through the loop, 3, at the counter, 4. The band isthen extended across the inside of the slipper to and freely through theloop, 3, at the opposite side of the counter then forward through theloop, 8, and finally the end is secured to the lining adjacent the instep. It will thus be seen that the band or strip extends along one sideof the slipper then across to the opposite side forminga yieldingheel-engaging stretch, 18, and then forward along said opposite side.

As the two ends of the band or strip are secured forward any straintoward the rear.

against the heel-engaging stretch, 18, will cause an inward pull on theopposite sides adjacent the shank as the tendency of such pull will beto straighten the band out while the same pull tends to draw theforwardortion of the slipper back over the instep of t e foot.

The effect of strains at either endof the opening is to contract theopening by straightening the band stretches along the opposite sides andin the effort to straighten out the entire opening, 2, of the slipper iscontracted about the foot and at such times the slipper is more securelyheld about-the foot.

It will be understood that the band extends along the oppositeinner's'ides' of the shoe and forms a loop atthe heel. end thereof,

and that the area of the openin within the side and end stretches of'the and is less than the area of the shoe opening soithat when the footis inserted in the'shoe opening 8, above the shank or Waistthenrear'wardly and in doing so the side stretches graw the sides of theshoe in close against the oot.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is,

low the surrounding edgesof the opening,

wise of the opening ad acent the counter and the shoe and extendingforwardly from the counter.

2; A shoe having a band on its inside below the edges of the openingwhich extend rearwardly along the op osite longitudinal sides of theshoe and sald bandalso extending from one side of the counter to theother and adjacent but spaced from the rear of the shoe and saidbandbeing loosely sustained at the sides of said counter.

3. A shoe having a band on its inside below the edges ofthe opening,said band extending continuously along one inner side of the shoe andcrossin inner side adjacent t g from the end of the shoe and thenextending along said opposite inner side of the shoe and means forsustaining said band. loosely between its ends.

side thereof extending along the opposite inner side surfaces and acrossat the heel but band being sustained by said inner side surfaces andforming an opening inside of the" CHARLES. B. MANN, Jr.,

oe in the latter is inserted G. FERDINAND Voe'r.

said band being spaced from the heel end of the shoe and extending in adirect line cross- 4. A shoe having a band wholly on the in .shoe ofless area than the shoe opening the endrstretch, 18, of the band mustyield I 1. A shoe having a band on its inside lie-- being looselysustalned at opposite sides of over to the-opposite e counter but spacedspaced from the end of the shoe, and said I

